By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger haven’t faced off as starting quarterbacks since the Packers defeated the Steelers in the Super Bowl a decade ago. That finally changes Sunday when the Packers host the Steelers in just the third overall matchup between
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has named Adam Wainwright as the starter in the Wild Card game against either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Francisco Giants next Wednesday. Wainwright is 17-7 with a 3.08 ERA this season and has won 10 of his last
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Solo alrededor de un tercio (el 34%) de los padres de niños de 5 a 11 años dicen que vacunarán a sus hijos tan pronto como la vacuna covid-19 esté disponible para ese grupo de edad, según los nuevos resultados del Vaccine Monitor de la Kaiser Family Foundation publicados este
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN After a short week that somehow felt longer than most, it’s time for this week’s TV OT. TV characters that didn’t age well One night this week, I got into the mood for some heavy camp, so I turned on “Death Becomes Her,” the 1992 dark comedy that in no way
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company that owns Churchill Downs racetrack has placed its own big wager by announcing plans to open a casino-style venue in downtown Louisville. With its new entertainment facility, Churchill Downs Inc. is deepening its commitment to wagering on historical horse races. The company said Thursday
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company that owns Churchill Downs racetrack has placed its own big wager by announcing plans to open a casino-style venue in downtown Louisville. With its new entertainment facility, Churchill Downs Inc. is deepening its commitment to wagering on historical horse races. The company said Thursday
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company that owns Churchill Downs racetrack has placed its own big wager by announcing plans to open a casino-style venue in downtown Louisville. With its new entertainment facility, Churchill Downs Inc. is deepening its commitment to wagering on historical horse races. The company said Thursday
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By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders will try to start the season 4-0 for the first time since 2002. However, it hasn’t been easy for coach Jon Gruden’s team, which needed overtime to defeat Miami 31-28. The Los Angeles Chargers are winning close games under first-year coach Brandon Staley, including a 30-24 triumph
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders will try to start the season 4-0 for the first time since 2002. However, it hasn’t been easy for coach Jon Gruden’s team, which needed overtime to defeat Miami 31-28. The Los Angeles Chargers are winning close games under first-year coach Brandon Staley, including a 30-24 triumph
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders will try to start the season 4-0 for the first time since 2002. However, it hasn’t been easy for coach Jon Gruden’s team, which needed overtime to defeat Miami 31-28. The Los Angeles Chargers are winning close games under first-year coach Brandon Staley, including a 30-24 triumph
Continue Reading By GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system following a battle among gang members in a coastal lockup that killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities say was the worst prison bloodbath ever in the country. Officials said
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia said Thursday it is kicking out seven United Nations officials whom it accused of “meddling” in the country’s internal affairs, as pressure grows on the government over its deadly blockade of the Tigray region. The expulsions are the government’s most dramatic move yet to restrict
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded Thursday at a school in Memphis, Tennessee, and police detained a second boy believed to be the shooter. The K-8 school was placed on lockdown and students were taken by bus to a nearby church to be reunited
Continue Reading SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana coroner’s office has released the name of a baby found dead in a lake after his mother allegedly threw him and his older brother into the water. The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office said in a news release Wednesday night that the dad boy is 10-month-old Joshua Black. His mother
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The New Orleans Saints finally get to play a home game in the Superdome for the first time since being displaced by Hurricane Ida in late August. The Saints’ return to their regular home field in Week 4 comes against a New York Giants franchise that hasn’t won in the Superdome
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Embattled student loan servicer Navient announced this week that it is getting out of the federal student loan business, pending government approval. If it gets the authorization, about 6 million loan borrowers will be sending their monthly payments to a new servicer. Navient plans to transfer those loans to Maximus, a
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Eminem surprised guests by serving up pasta at the grand opening of his Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant in downtown Detroit on Wednesday. Slim Shady himself was not expected to be there but drove up in a car and soon appeared in the serving window. The name of the rapper’s restaurant is in
Continue Reading ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Tyrrell Hatton has quickly shaken off the disappointment of Europe’s heavy loss at the Ryder Cup last week to take a share of the first-round lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. It is a European Tour event he has previously won twice. Hatton was playing what is traditionally the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Carolina Panthers are making a second consecutive trip to Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys. The Panthers reached 3-0 with a victory at Houston. The Cowboys have won two in a row after dropping a close one in the opener at Tampa Bay. Rookie running back Chuba Hubbard is expected
Continue ReadingBy Amy Powell Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KABC) — The family of Mona Rodriguez, the 18-year-old woman shot by a school safety officer in Long Beach, is pleading for the hospital to keep their loved one on life support. Relatives showed up for a vigil outside Long Beach Memorial
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